Stanton Webster and Eric McNew are excited to announce the creation of Post Modern Distilling Company, a new venture for the men who have dipped their toes in the spirits business before.

Webster is former manager/founding partner in Knox Whiskey Works. McNew also worked there for a time and is well known in Knoxville's culinary scene for his marketing and social media business (www.EricMcNew.com), and his partnership with wife, Mandee, in the Knoxfoodie blog. There are three silent investors helping to back this new company.

A 4,000-square-foot facility at 205 W. Jackson Ave. in the historic Jackson Terminal in the Old City is where the business will be located.

"We looked at a number of buildings around Knoxville and this was the place we thought would be perfect. Being close to the Old City and the amount of foot traffic in the area is exactly what we were looking for," McNew said.

Stanton Webster is a partner in Post Modern Distilling, a spirits company to be located at Jackson Terminal. He previously served as manager/founding partner of Knox Whiskey Works. (ALI JAMES/SPECIAL TO THE NEWS SENTINEL)(Photo: Ali James, Ali James/Special)

"The energy of downtown continues to spread moving north out of downtown and south out of downtown. The Old City is one of those areas," Webster added.

There is no timetable for opening day as acquiring state and federal permits, which can be time consuming, is next on their agenda.

"We are starting that process and it all has to go in order. We start with the federal government and once we get those we start working on the state and city level as well as multiple departments at each level. There are a lot of regulations and that is fine. It's how it should be," Webster said.

The former partner of Knox Whiskey Works said he enjoyed his time with that company but "it was very hard to have one common vision across 11 business partners." He looks forward to having more creative control at the new distillery

"We are makers and we want to represent the creative and hard working spirit of East Tennessee," he said.

McNew said everything will be made on site.

"We will have a fully functioning still and will be barrel aging on site. We hope to open with 4-6 spirits, whiskeys new and aged, as well as other products that are in development," McNew said.

Stay informed on the company's progress by following @postmodernspirits on Instagram, @postmodspirits on Twitter or visiting the website at www.postmodernspirits.com